The Greens have accused the coal industry of being the likely culprit following reports of the Collie River becoming choked with toxic weed caused by low water levels.
“The coal industry’s highly unsustainable dewatering of local aquifers to allow open-cut mining and the massive amount of water needed by Collie’s coal-fired power stations for steam and cooling has spelt disaster for Collie’s waterways,” said Greens (WA) water spokesperson Alison Xamon MLC.
